Monster Music's Music Instructors

 

Phil Weiss - Drums

Phil studied at Berklee College of Music and has played professionally for more than 20 years. He is the most sought after drum instructor on Long Island.

Levittown— M, T, W, TH, F

Rockville Centre— S

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Heather DiPino - Piano/Guitar/Strings/Woodwinds

Heather has her music degree from CW Post and is a remarkably versatile musician. She was a flute performance major at Post. She plays guitar and adds vocals to her current band “His Mighty Robot”. As Part of her degree Heather has educational training in providing music to students with special needs.

Levittown— M, T, W, TH, F

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Ed Moreno - Guitar/Bass

Ed has his degree from Five Towns and is an exceptionally gifted guitarist. While he is fluent in all styles he is especially fond of Classical guitar instruction.

Levittown— M, T, W, F, S

Rockville Centre— TH

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Mike “Z” aka Mike Zegelbach - Guitar/Bass

Mike plays Bass for the popular Long Island band “A Farewell Fire” which just recently released their critically acclaimed second album “Burden of the Blame”.

Levittown— M, T, W, TH, F

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Eric Lein - Piano/Drums

Eric is a very talented pianist as well as a highly gifted percussionist. He is currently in a graduate program at Queens College

Levittown— TH, S

Rockville Centre— F

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Uri Gurvich - All types of Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute, Jazz Piano

Uri is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston and is a professional Jazz Sax player. Uri played Saxophone in the Israeli Air Force Orchestra. He now lives in Williamsburg Brooklyn. Learn more about Uri at UriGurvich.com

Levittown— S

Rockville Centre— M, TH

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Claudette Frystacki - Piano/Flute/Trumpet/Violin

Claudette’s wonderfully patient and kind personality make her one day a week at Monster Music a better one and explain why her students NEVER give up their spots when they have a time slot with Claudette.

Levittown— T

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Kirsten Han - Violin/Viola

Kirsten is a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music with a major in Violin performance.

Levittown— W

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Pete Drebot - Guitar/Bass/Piano

Pete has his degree in Guitar Performance from Five Towns College and is always one of most popular instructors.

Levittown— M, TH, F

Rockville Centre— T,W,S

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Jacky Toner - Voice/Piano/Viola

Jacky studied at Crane School of Music and is always our most popular teacher for our younger female students. Jacky also is in charge of organizing Monster Music showcases where students who wish to have an opportunity to perform.

Levittown— M,T,F

Rockville Centre— W,TH,S

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Ramiro Olicaregui - Guitar

Ramiro is from Buenos Aires and is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music. Ramiro can play and teach all styles with exceptional prowess with a fondness for Jazz guitar. Ramiro was honored at Berklee College of Music, where they choose the most gifted students from each instrumental discipline and give them the honor of tutoring their fellow classmates at Berklee.

Rockville Centre— M,W

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Volker Goetze - Brass

Volker is from Germany and now lives in Manhattan where he makes his living as a jazz trumpet player. He has his degree in trumpet performance from Queens college.

Rockville Centre— W

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Ori Dakari - Guitar

Ori is from Israel and is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston. He makes his living as a professional guitar player and now resides in Williamsburg Brooklyn.

Rockville Centre— M,T,S

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